Legends, Myths, Fables

Ant is busy collecting grain for winter. But Grasshopper is too busy having a good time to help. Will he be sorry when winter comes? This classic Aesop's Fable teaches the lesson of planning ahead in a charmingly simple way.It always pays to plan for a...

An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids Kids 9 to 12 will laugh out loud while reading this adventurous graphic novel, which brings an African folk tale to life for a new audience. When Sarra's parents die, they leave her with an important warning:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484785539Author Rick RiordanFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Disney HyperionPublisher Disney HyperionWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848869431Author Jamie HexFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Maverick Arts PublishingPublisher Maverick Arts Publishing

Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings an ancient creation myth to life In the spirit of Tonatiuh's celebrated book The Princess and the Warrior, this pre-Columbian creation myth tells the story of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587676864Author Glenn ChadbourneFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Cemetery Dance PublicationsPublisher Cemetery Dance PublicationsWeight(grams)...

A treasure trove of stories from the ancient world, retold by one of Ireland's greatest storytellers.This classic collection of myths and legends includes stories from all the major ancient civilisations, and some lesser known ones: Egypt and Greece, and...

When the storytellers of ancient Hawaii gathered by the light of candlenut torches, they told tales that explained the world around them. These tales described how the gods created the earth and its life, how the stars were created, and why the days are...

Medusa refuses to care for her hair, her long locks getting knottier and dirtier with each passing page. Her hair rebellion elicits frozen expressions of shock from her family, but nothing will convince Medusa to brush. Only her hairdresser approaches...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823454396Author Linda Crotta BrennanFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 567g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593202326Author Doug CenkoFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629638720Author Bill CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

The Steadfast Tin Soldier is the first story Andersen wrote without a folktale source or literary model, so it stands as a completely original work of the imagination, which changed the fairytale genre for all time. "There were once five-and-twenty tin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416975991Author Christopher GregorowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 94gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Young Robinson Crusoe has the chance to leave behind his boring life by joining a trading ship in the Caribbean. But when he is shipwrecked and left stranded alone on an island, how will he survive?Part of a collection of fun-filled, dynamic and dramatic...

Are you brave enough to find out what happens when a spoilt girl is spiteful to a giant hungry worm? Can you bear to watch a (very silly) boy poke an angry sleeping sea-monster? Do you dare to discover why should you never, ever steal milk from a Frid?*...

Reeling from events in Barcelona, the reformed Mysterium circus company pack up and head for a new circus in Berlin. For twelve-year-old Danny Woo it is a date with destiny: it was in Berlin ('the city of escapes') that the last Mysterium performance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award 2023. Long-listed for First Nations Communities Read Award. Nominated for Silver Birch Award for Fiction 2023.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665940061Author Joan HolubFormat PaperbackPage Count 768Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 1669gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 56mm

Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty - there's something here for everyone. This wonderful collection is drawn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524765521Author Helena Clare PittmanFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547076737Author Eve BuntingFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 273mm * 203mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368076647Author Jen CalonitaFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 437gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

This striking new interpretation of the classic, with its delightful, quirky illustrations, brings the moral tales of Aesop to life for young readers More than a dozen of Aesop's fables are brought to dazzling new light in this exquisite edition by Ayano...

A beautiful edition of Quentin Blake's Magical Tales, the wonderfully illustrated collection of more than a dozen tales of magical fun and mystery from all over the globe. A wonderful collection of more than a dozen little-known...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399161049Author Jan BrettFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm) 286mm * 243mm...

Switch up your bedtime reading with these charming stories from Myanmar!The stories in this beautifully illustrated children's book have been passed down for generations and were told to author Pascal Khoo Thwe by his grandmother. These traditional tales...

Pickup trucks and eagles, yellow school buses and painted horses, Mother Earth and Sister Meadowlark all join together to greet the dawn. They marvel at the colours and sounds, smells and memories that dawn creates. Animals and humans alike turn their...

Set against the backdrop of Caribbean folklore, Lisa Stringfellow's spellbinding middle grade debut tells of a grieving girl and a vengeful mermaid and will enchant readers who loved Kacen Callender's Hurricane Child or Christian McKay Heidicker's Scary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486418599Author AesopFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061490040Author Diana PeterfreundFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 322g

Ride along with Uni on a magical adventure to help the Tooth Fairy! Are you a helper like Uni the unicorn?When someone you love gets a wiggly tooth, it may be cause for excitement or anxiety. Ease any fears and bring on the joy with this humorous story...

A collection of thirteen dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales from one of Ireland's leading writers for young people. In the tradition of Angela Carter, stories such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are given a witchy makeover, not...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780698118898Author Hudson TalbottFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492623274Author Kathryn TanquaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Sourcebooks, IncPublisher Sourcebooks, IncWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 1mm * 1mm...

For thousands of years, Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with stories about the value of virtues like honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Folktales collects nineteen of these fantastic tales, some of them dating back to the...

Join little Aphrodite for a sweet adventure in this third Little Goddess Girls story-part of the Aladdin QUIX line!Aphrodite is excited to be on an adventure to Sparkle City with her new friends, Athena, Persephone, and Artemis. After being rescued from...

Introduce your little one to fables and fairy tales from around the world with this spellbinding series of board books for children. Every day, an old woman fetches water from the river using two pots. One of the pots leaks, but the old woman sees the...

Discover what happens when a brave woman and her husband are kind to a terrible Chenoo. Instead of letting themselves be scared of this man-eating monster, they feed him, provide him with clothes, and make him snug and warm in their home. Can they melt...

Welcome to a fantastic world populated by lonely dragons, adventuresome boys, magical elves, and a host of other beloved characters who have lived on for centuries in the traditional tales of Japan. Drawn from folklore passed down from generation to...